A photograph of a portion of the children who attended the Nashville Children's Theatre Carnival. This excerpt ran with the Nashville Banner newspaper story on May 14, 1941 about the event: "The parking space at the side of the Community Playhouse...

A photograph of Mrs. Naff standing in front of the ticket booth at the Ryman Auditorium. The building is located at 116 5th Avenue North in Nashville, Tennessee. The Ryman Auditorium opened as a tabernacle in 1892, and over the years its venue...

Pictured left to right: Nashville businessman Kermit Stengel with Bob Hope. This photo relates to when Bob Hope brought his revue of outstanding stage artists for two shows at the Ryman Auditorium on Sunday January 16th, 1949, with featured singer...

Pictured: Bob Hope, Doris Day and troupe met by fans and officials at the Nashville airport. This photo relates to when Bob Hope brought his revue of outstanding stage artists for two shows at the Ryman Auditorium on Sunday January 16th, 1949,...

Pictured: Entertainer Bob Hope debarking his plane at Nashville airport. This photo relates to when Bob Hope brought his revue of outstanding stage artists for two shows at the Ryman Auditorium on Sunday January 16th, 1949, with featured singer...

Pictured left to right: Entertainer Bob Hope with Nashville businessman Kermit Stengel. This photo relates to when Bob Hope brought his revue of outstanding stage artists for two shows at the Ryman Auditorium on Sunday January 16th, 1949, with...

Pictured from left to right: Doris Day with two entertainers at an event in Nashville, Tennessee. Bob Hope brought his revue of outstanding stage artists for two shows Sunday January 16th, 1949 at the Ryman Auditorium, with featured singer Doris...

Pictured: Entertainer Bob Hope signing a book at a Nashville event, January 16th, 1949. Bob Hope brought his revue of outstanding stage artists for two shows Sunday January 16th, 1949 at the Ryman Auditorium, with featured singer Doris Day. Other...

Pictured left to right: Entertainer Bob Hope with Nashville businessman Edwin Craig and Mrs. Edwin Craig. Bob Hope brought his revue of outstanding stage artists for two shows Sunday January 16th, 1949 at the Ryman Auditorium, with featured singer...

Pictured left to right: Singer Doris Day with Nashville businessman Kermit Stengel. This photo relates to when Bob Hope brought his revue of outstanding stage artists for two shows at the Ryman Auditorium on Sunday January 16th, 1949, with...

A photograph of Printer's Alley, located between Church and Union Streets and Third and Fourth Avenues, in Nashville, Tennessee, as it appeared circa September 1973. Pictured are some of the popular nightlife places in the alley: The Brass Rail...

A photograph of the Male Quartet of the Fisk Jubilee Singers performing at Peabody College, July 26, 1948. Directed by 20-year veteran Mrs. James A. Myers, the group had recently completed their first tour of Latin America and the Caribbean,...

The Little Theatre Guild, under the direction of Ramon Savich, presented the play "Meet The Wife" by Lynn Starling on May 23-26, 1928, at the Hillsboro Theatre, 2101 Belcourt Avenue, Nashville, Tennessee. It was the last offering by the company for...

A photograph of Junior League volunteers and children painting a canvas to become a prop for their upcoming performance of Hans Brinker, which was presented December 15-18, 1937. Left to Right: Margaret Philips on ladder, Jane McKelvey Harwell...

A photograph of the Hippodrome arena, located across from Centennial Park at 2613 West End Avenue in Nashville, Tennessee. Advertised as "the South's largest, finest roller rink," this multi-purpose facility served as a roller skating rink, ball...

A photograph of the Christmas play and Santa Claus puppets at the Children's Division of the Nashville Public Library, circa 1954. The puppeteers in the performance, pictured from left to right, are Raymond Tichenor, Gwendolyn Seay, and Tom...

An excerpt from an oral history interview with Nashville business and civic leader Kenneth L. Roberts, conducted on 27 July 2006 by Cabot Pyle as part of the Nashville Public Library's Nashville Business Leaders Oral History Project: The Turner...

A view of Printer’s Alley, Nashville, Tennessee, February 1958. The businesses pictured in this photo are: Irvin’s Restaurant, Rainbow Room, Carousel, Wherry Furniture Company, and the VooDoo Room. Printer’s Alley is named for Nashville’s...

An edited excerpt with transcript and photograph from an interview with Marguerite Martin, conducted on 6 October 2007 by her daughter Sarah McConnell at the Nashville StoryCorps StoryBooth, located in the Nashville Room of the Nashville Public...